Whether you are working on an assignment or on your dissertation or any documents from Office365. We recommend saving all of your work in OneDrive. This is especially important as we are getting into the period of the year when many students are writing dissertations. Access OneDrive from all of your devices “Anywhere access” – […]
Category: data management
UK Data Service introductory training series: Autumn 2021
The UK Data Service is the UK’s largest collection of UK and international social, economic and population data. They provide free access to a wide range of social science data for reuse. The Service contains thousands of data collections, including UK census data, government funded surveys, longitudinal studies, international macrodata, qualitative data, and business microdata. […]
How to handle research data
Researchers often collect highly confidential information for their research. It is essential this data is stored securely and is collected following data protection legislation. Failure to collect data ethically can damage the reputation of the researcher and the University. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) You may be a little fed up of hearing about […]
DMPonline service unavailable due to updates on 3rd September
The DMPonline service will be unavailable tomorrow, 3rd September, from 11:00 to 12:30 whilst the Digital Curation Centre make some updates to the service for Stirling users. The updated service will have a new URL (https://dmp.stir.ac.uk) but users should continue to access the service via the University Portal as DMPonline authentication is integrated with the […]
DMPOnline Downtime
DMPonline will be temporarily unavailable on Wednesday 10th June at 09:00 – 10:00 (UK) time. Please save your work before this time.
SensusAccess
SensusAccess allows staff and students to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate media including audiobooks (MP3 and DAISY), e-books (EPUB, EPUB3 and Mobi) and digital braille. The service can also be used to convert inaccessible documents such as image-only PDF files, JPG pictures and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into more accessible and less tricky formats. […]
#StirCyberSec 2018 – Week 2 – Expand your digital skills
Welcome to week 2 of our #stircybersec campaign. This week we’re concentrating on Digital Skills. The fast pace of technological change and the change in digital technologies in all aspects of study, work and life places new demands on everyone. It’s important for students and staff to be able to learn and work in this […]
I want to…..Create a Data Management Plan
Funders increasingly require researchers to submit data management plans with their funding applications. They also have policies on the management of research data which must be complied with. Research integrity relies on good data management so you really need to start thinking about managing your research data from the very start of your project, when […]
Research Bites – summer 2018 programme
Research Bites is a programme of lunchtime briefings that occur over the summer to develop researchers professionally and personally. These sessions are organised by Information Services and RIS, but a number of academic/research staff also contribute. All the sessions take place on a Wednesday at 12.30 to 1.30. If you want please bring your lunch […]
AHRC and data requirements
From 29 March 2018 AHRC are removing their requirement for a Technical Plan and replacing it with a requirement to submit a Data Management Plan, which will be mandatory for all Research Grants, Follow on Funding and Leadership Fellows proposals. AHRC’s requirements are therefore currently in flux, and we will continue to update its policy content accordingly […]